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March 2012 applicants, join here! : )

canadiangirl78

Champion Member
Mar 1, 2012
2,345
30
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 21
AOR Received.
Mississauga: May 10, Mexico: June 4
File Transfer...
May 16
Med's Done....
Dec 21, 2011
Interview........
Waived!
Passport Req..
July 6
VISA ISSUED...
July 13
LANDED..........
August 2, 2012
Fencesitter said:
Question: when CIC-M sends the application to the VO for processing, does it go via diplomatic courier?

Thanks,

FS
This is what OCanadiana told me: "they send the original docs by diplomatic pouch via Foreign Affairs so it's not immediate. The good news would be that they are less likely to get lost!"
 

Rosie Lee

Hero Member
Mar 1, 2012
260
5
United Kingdom
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-04-2012
File Transfer...
9-07-2012
Med's Done....
27-03-2012
Interview........
Doubt it
LANDED..........
Feb 2013??
It seems to have gone a bit quiet this week, has anyone else had approval?
 

KJG

Champion Member
Jun 4, 2012
2,795
29
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 28, 2012
AOR Received.
June 14, 2012
File Transfer...
June 20, 2012
Med's Done....
Jan 3, 2012
Interview........
Oct 4, 2012 9:00am
VISA ISSUED...
Oct 4, 2012
LANDED..........
Nov 9, 2012
Rosie Lee said:
It seems to have gone a bit quiet this week, has anyone else had approval?
most of the activity seemed to be on Thursday last week...so hope it is the same if not sooner this week!!!!
 

cgagnon

Hero Member
Nov 10, 2011
820
15
Montreal,QC
Category........
Visa Office......
LA(Buffalo)
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-03-2012
AOR Received.
None
File Transfer...
31-05-2012
Med's Done....
13-12-2011
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
10/10/2012
Rosie Lee said:
It seems to have gone a bit quiet this week, has anyone else had approval?
It depends on how CIC is feeling in the last few it has been wednesday thursday in previous weeks tuesdays...who knows...
 

KJG

Champion Member
Jun 4, 2012
2,795
29
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 28, 2012
AOR Received.
June 14, 2012
File Transfer...
June 20, 2012
Med's Done....
Jan 3, 2012
Interview........
Oct 4, 2012 9:00am
VISA ISSUED...
Oct 4, 2012
LANDED..........
Nov 9, 2012
cgagnon said:
It depends on how CIC is feeling in the last few it has been wednesday thursday in previous weeks tuesdays...who knows...
well Wednesday activity would be wonderful...... :D but yes just like the updates on the website...they can be anywhere from 7 days to 17 days........no rhyme or reason......just hoping they can put 2 good weeks together in a row and at least complete all of February!!!!! :D
 

abbyss

Star Member
Jan 18, 2012
90
1
Toronto
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
I finally got the approval letter. It came to my old address and luckily the new tenant had kept that for some time.
 

bash_dash28

Member
May 28, 2012
12
0
Please help, I don't know how to print out our skype conversations and emails, any suggestion how to arrange all the pictures needed to submit..thank you appreciate your replies..
 

chickie72

VIP Member
Mar 12, 2012
4,108
78
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Kingston, JA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-02-12
Doc's Request.
09-06-13
AOR Received.
20-06-12
File Transfer...
04-10-12
Med's Request
20-06-12
Med's Done....
07-09-12
Passport Req..
March 4, 2014
VISA ISSUED...
March 20, 2014
LANDED..........
March 22, 2014
Well I can't help with the Skype conversations as I dont use it but as for the pictures I did mine in a time basis starting from when we met and on the back I wrote the date and names of people in the pics. I put them in a bag with the name of the form that said we had to put proof of our relationship on the outside of the bag. Then our wedding pics I did the same and attached that bag to the form that said we had to prove our wedding and reception and put the name of that form on the outside of the bag also hope that helps you
 

blondie1216

Hero Member
Jun 1, 2012
887
11
Category........
Visa Office......
Kingston, Jamaica
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
23-03-2012 received 26-03-2012
AOR Received.
27-06-2012
File Transfer...
27-06-2012
Med's Done....
11-25-2011 extension requested from IO 11-20-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
December 27th, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
January 14th, 2013 Decision Made!
LANDED..........
In a minute!
Someone please.... Anyone with good news? This is getting depressing and I haven't gotten to 90 days yet..
 

chickie72

VIP Member
Mar 12, 2012
4,108
78
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Kingston, JA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-02-12
Doc's Request.
09-06-13
AOR Received.
20-06-12
File Transfer...
04-10-12
Med's Request
20-06-12
Med's Done....
07-09-12
Passport Req..
March 4, 2014
VISA ISSUED...
March 20, 2014
LANDED..........
March 22, 2014
No good news here sorry sitting at 105 days here and nothing yet! Hoping this week
 

smartjuice

Star Member
May 31, 2012
72
0
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 28, 2012
AOR Received.
June 11, 2012
File Transfer...
June 15, 2012
Med's Done....
Feb 7, 2012
Passport Req..
June 28th, 2012 Passport Sent to ND : June 30th, 2012 Passport Rec'd at ND: July 02, 2012 Phone Interview : Aug 17th, 2012 Decision Made on ECAS: Aug 25th, 2012 Visa Issued : Aug 22, 2012 , Passport Received : Aug 27,2012
bash_dash28 said:
Please help, I don't know how to print out our skype conversations and emails, any suggestion how to arrange all the pictures needed to submit..thank you appreciate your replies..
Although this a painful process, one option is to take a screenshot of skype IM conversations
 

KJG

Champion Member
Jun 4, 2012
2,795
29
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 28, 2012
AOR Received.
June 14, 2012
File Transfer...
June 20, 2012
Med's Done....
Jan 3, 2012
Interview........
Oct 4, 2012 9:00am
VISA ISSUED...
Oct 4, 2012
LANDED..........
Nov 9, 2012
chickie72 said:
No good news here sorry sitting at 105 days here and nothing yet! Hoping this week
yep day 107 for me :'( really hoping this is our week chickie72 ;D
 

ccunnington

Hero Member
Nov 19, 2011
548
7
Sincelejo, Colombia
Category........
Visa Office......
Bogota
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-03-2012
AOR Received.
19-06-2012 (Mississauga). 06-11-2012 (Bogota).
File Transfer...
11-07-2012
Med's Done....
10-09-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
13-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
21-02-2013
Day 104 here...you'd think that CIC would at least make their website reflect how long they're taking...still sitting at 90 days...its like they don't want to admit they're getting slower
 

KJG

Champion Member
Jun 4, 2012
2,795
29
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 28, 2012
AOR Received.
June 14, 2012
File Transfer...
June 20, 2012
Med's Done....
Jan 3, 2012
Interview........
Oct 4, 2012 9:00am
VISA ISSUED...
Oct 4, 2012
LANDED..........
Nov 9, 2012
ccunnington said:
Day 104 here...you'd think that CIC would at least make their website reflect how long they're taking...still sitting at 90 days...its like they don't want to admit they're getting slower
yes it is a 2 week difference which is a long time......but I guess with a lot of March getting down they decided to average it out in their favour :p

really hope those of us over the 90 days hear something this week I truly am starting to get down in the dumps... :(
 

ccunnington

Hero Member
Nov 19, 2011
548
7
Sincelejo, Colombia
Category........
Visa Office......
Bogota
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-03-2012
AOR Received.
19-06-2012 (Mississauga). 06-11-2012 (Bogota).
File Transfer...
11-07-2012
Med's Done....
10-09-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
13-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
21-02-2013
Well lets just hope that our respective Visa Offices step up to the plate once we get finished with Stage 1! Not much we can do to change the speed of government bureaucracy ::)!